2023-2024 Artist Support Grant Application
Applications are now closed and in review. Award announcement will occur in November 2023.

Grassroot Grants:
The 2023 Grassroots round two grant is available. The State awarded HCAC another $10,982 to award out to Haywood County organizations. $2,289 of the funds must be multicultural projects. The deadline to apply is December 22, 2023, at 5 pm. Please review the below information. No hard-copy applications will be accepted. Questions? Contact Morgan Beryl at grants@haywoodarts.org
Round One Awardees and Their Activities:
Downtown Waynesville Commission:
- Project One: Supports Eastern Band of Cherokee participation in the Haywood Heritage Weekend which is aimed at defining the various aspects of Haywood County’s rich Appalachian culture and showcasing the institutions that preserve and enrich this heritage.
- Project Two: Provides payment for an artist to create a mural for an alleyway connecting Main Street and Wall Street. The current design concept includes a variety of vintage photographs of Historic Waynesville and Main Street, displayed against a backdrop of mountains.
First United Methodist Church: Arts for Afterschool creates opportunities for students to engage in art and community with caring adults. Grant funding pays for necessary materials and compensate local artists to teach lessons during regularly scheduled, already established, well attended after school programming.